You know you're in a recession when...

From the NY Times:

Through war and recession, Americans have turned to Spam, the glistening canned product from Hormel, as a way to save money while still putting something that resembles meat on the table. Now, in a sign of the times, it is happening again, and Hormel is cranking out as much Spam as its workers can produce.

Even restaurants are getting in on it:

Jerry’s Place sells a Spamburger; Johnny’s “Spamarama” menu includes eggs Benedict with Spam; and, Steve’s Pizza put a medium Spam and pineapple pizza on the menu.

And just in case you're wondering, Spam is a combination of ham, pork, sugar, salt, water, potato starch and a “hint” of sodium nitrite “to help Spam keep its gorgeous pink color,” according to Hormel’s Web site.